I take it at night but I don't think it helps me sleep a bit. I only know this because I have cut my Seroquel in half and I sleep the same. I sleep 10 hours at night now and a two hour nap during the day.

If it works with you stay with it. As we all know all meds are individual, what works for some may not work for others.

Thanks Simon. I feel like napping all the time, even after sleeping 10 hrs a night. It's frustrating to always want to go back to bed. I get nothing done!

Hi, JOANNE!!!
I was up to 400 mg at night to make me sleep and to help with the Bipolar. I loved it. It gave me a good night's sleep and I felt fine during the day.
But I gained 70 pounds on it, so I refused to take it any longer.
Good luck with whatever you end up on!!! (((((Hugs))))))

I am on 300 mgs of it. I take it at night. I don't know whether it makes me sleepy. I am an insomniac and take Xanax to help me sleep. I have tried Ambien and Lunesta and those do nothing for me.

For now, I'm sticking with it. I'm having a hard time with depression right now. I was pretty manic for awhile. Then doc put me on Seroquel and Lithium and they helped but now I am in the basement.

Crashing is never fun. I would talk to your doctor about this. You do need to be able to function during the day but you also need to control your symptoms. Don't change anything until you talk to your doctor. Good luck.

Im on 100 to 150 mg and I usually sleep well but like anything else you get used to it and then it isnt as effective.. it can cause nightmares.. and for sure weight gain.. I struggle with being hungry all the time.. worst side effect as far as Im concerned..hope your appt goes well..

I was taking 100mg a night to sleep and felt very drowsy during the few hours after I woke up. I also gained 0-5 pounds while on it, which I found unacceptable. I take 100mg of trazodone each night now and, while I still have a trazodone hangover in the morning and need an afternoon nap, at least it causes no weight gain.

My comment should say 20 -25 pounds. Not 0-5.

I take 800mg of the XR... I take it at 5pm and by 8pm I am feeling tired... doesn't always mean I sleep tho.. and I've had no weight gain so thats not always a given

good luck!

Thanks everyone! I am off to see my P-doc now. 4:00 appt

P-doc uppedmy dosage from 50mg to 100mg.

He said to take it at 8:00 if I'm planning to be asleep by ten.

ALSO ...
no napping
only sex and sleep allowed in bed (no reading or TV)
use a fan in bedroom as white noise
no caffeine after 4:00
excercise 15 mins a day
set alarm for 8:00 AM
lights out at 10:00
volunteer or take college classes

In other words ... all the normal stuff P-doc's suggest

Can take a while to see the sleep benefit and I take a pretty high dose and still need to take melatonin nightly. Still gives me 10-12 hours of sleep though. But definitely different for different people. And weight gain is an issue - just have to be even more careful with diet and exercise.

i didn't like how much it made me sleep at a higher dose but i didn't gain any weight. finally stopped taking it because it was giving me nightmares

It helps me sleep amazing....i have not done an all nighter since!!!! it knocks me out... i was on 200mg and after 2 months it stopped working because my body got used to it and they jumped me up 300mg.. and its back to knocking me out :)